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Where does “Tanais” come from?

Tanais (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Τάναϊς, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Ancestry of “Tanais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤάναϊς—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →